[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Lawnside 4-5-1995 by Ord. No. 10-FY1995. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
All costs associated with a discharge within the boundaries
of the Borough of Lawnside, which shall include material for the removal
of hazardous substances or taking the reasonable measures to prevent
damage to public health, safety or welfare of the residents of the
Borough of Lawnside, including the lands, private and public, therein.
Any intentional or unintentional action or omission resulting
in the released, spill, leak, emission, dump or hazardous substances
in the waters or lands within the Borough of Lawnside or outside the
Borough of Lawnside when damage may result to the waters or the lands
inside the borough.
All elements and compounds, including petroleum products
as set forth within N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 b, as amended, except that
sewage sludge be considered "hazardous substances" for the purpose
of this ordinance.
Any individual, public or private corporation, companies,
association, societies, firms, partnerships or joint-stock companies.
Any person who shall discharge hazardous substance within the
Borough of Lawnside shall be liable for all cleanup and removal costs
incurred by the Lawnside Fire Company or agencies and employees thereon.
Upon assessment of cleanup and removal costs, the person assessed
may within 10 days of receipt of such assessment, make a written request
for a hearing before the Borough Council exclusively upon the reasonableness
of the amount assessed.
The person responsible for the discharge shall be liable for
all reasonable attorneys' fees and costs in the collection of
cleanup and removal costs.
